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Irish whiskey, from both sides of the border, is ‘on a roll’ at the moment. It is the fastest
growing spirit worldwide, albeit from a smaller base than many of the others. This has
carried over to the rapidly rising prices for older Irish minis.

John Jameson & Son is based in Cork and is a subsidiary
of Pernod Ricard. They are embarking on a €150 million
upgrade and expansion of their Midleton Distillery in Cork
and their bottling hall in Dublin. John Jameson & Son 7
Year Old 3 Star Dublin Whiskey dates from the 1960s, £80
bought it. The next bottle is a little older but a similar label.
It is also a US import. £35 for this one. Gilbeys of Ireland
owned the brand when the next one was made (probably
late 40s/early 50s). John Jameson & Son's Redbreast 12
Year Old Dublin Whiskey sold for £320. I have always
loved the label on the next bottle. Mitchell's Shamrock 14
Year Old Blended Irish Whisky was bottled in Belfast in
the 1930s and imported into the US - £65. Old Donegal 10
Year Old was bottled in the 1930s and imported into the US. £105 bought this one. Rodney
is an Irish Whiskey blended and bottled in England in the 1940’s. Despite not being Irish
bottled it sold for £85. Finally for Ireland, when is it Irish Whiskey and when not? Belfast
was bottled in Argentina using Irish malt and who knows what else! That explains why it
only fetched £16 despite being an old cork
& lead cap bottle.

I thought that the Super Nikka bottle was a
relatively common Japanese Whisky so I
don’t know why it sold for £65. The pair of
Fuji Sanroku Kirin Whiskies sold for £35.

Next a few US bottles.

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